Orange urine

wench · Apr 11, 2020

Hello, I recently moved my 2 bunnies into a large shed with outdoor run. They are both quite well litter trained, however, in the last week every morning I have come out to check on them and found a large amount of creamy orange urine on the floor far away from their litter tray. I'm not sure whether it's Bert or Harley doing it but just a bit concerned as it's not like them to not use their litter tray and also it appears to be quite a large amount. Also I'm concerned about the colour. Both rabbits appear happy and healthy otherwise and I have not changed their diet. Does anyone have any ideas?? They are adopted but I was told by the rescue they have both been neutered.

tonibun · Apr 11, 2020

It could be a few reasons or just normal. If it looks sludgy they may be eating foods high in Calcium so I would consider this. Not a lot of Kale, Parsley etc. What does their diet consist of?

Jack's-Jane · Apr 11, 2020

wench said:
Hello, I recently moved my 2 bunnies into a large shed with outdoor run. They are both quite well litter trained, however, in the last week every morning I have come out to check on them and found a large amount of creamy orange urine on the floor far away from their litter tray. I'm not sure whether it's Bert or Harley doing it but just a bit concerned as it's not like them to not use their litter tray and also it appears to be quite a large amount. Also I'm concerned about the colour. Both rabbits appear happy and healthy otherwise and I have not changed their diet. Does anyone have any ideas?? They are adopted but I was told by the rescue they have both been neutered.

As they have just moved to a new environment some loss of litter tray training may occur for a while. So providing more litter trays could be useful.

With regards to the colour of the wee, Rabbit urine can vary in colour a lot and dark orange wee is usually due to the excretion of dietary plant pigments

http://www.greendale.co.uk/rabbit_urinalysis.html

'Creamy' wee can indicate that the Rabbit is having too much calcium in their diet. Rabbits have a complicated calcium metabolism, but these links may be useful to take a look at

http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Uro_gen_diseases/generalities/Sludge.htm

https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-health/further-reading/urolithiasis/

https://www.harcourt-brown.co.uk/ar...t-for-rabbits-with-urinary-tract-disease/view

keletkezes · Apr 11, 2020

My two live in a playhouse and wee on two sides: I think one side is visited by other wildlife and they like to make sure it's theirs, the other side has a hayrack. Sometimes, especially Spring, the non-hayrack side will see more activity, presumably because there's different smells coming from outside again. Sometimes I can take this tray away entirely, sometimes they'll use it all year round.

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